About Kyle Martin

Kyle Martin is Fil-Am multimedia journalist born in San Jose, CA who grew up mostly in North Texas around Dallas. After driving his 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee alone cross-country, through the circles of Hell known as the Texas Panhandle and the bottom half of Wyoming, he is now based in the Bay Area. He has experience writing and photographing in Texas, California and elsewhere. Send news tips and restaurant recommendations to kylemartinmedia@gmail.com.

August 14, 2020

Setbacks and opportunities COVID creates unique research opportunity for whale scientists

August 14, 2020

To the Ice and Back Travels and travails of Antarctic researchers during pandemic

February 13, 2020

In His Own Words Who is Drew Glover and why are Santa Cruz voters trying to recall him?

September 19, 2019

In the shadows of Moon Gate Chinatown in Salinas awaits the opening of a low-cost apartment complex

August 15, 2019

Where are they now? Shifting the homeless from Santa Cruz’s Ross Camp

March 13, 2019

War on Plastic Santa Cruz County mulls ban on water bottles and other single-use items

February 14, 2019

Riding toward the Rail Trail Persistence pays off for Santa Cruz cyclists

December 27, 2018

How to Save a Sea Lion Reflections on the leptospirosis epidemic and a sea lion named Oz

December 6, 2018

Getting Lost in the Redwoods Year's final ‘Free Second Saturday’ at California's Redwood Parks this weekend

November 8, 2018

Dispatches from the Santa Cruz Midterm Elections

November 1, 2018

“Serious storms” Lawyers for alleged sexual abuse survivor claim decades of ‘cover up’ and ‘conspiracy’ by California Catholic priests and bishops

October 18, 2018

100,000 kids at sea Live Oak and other local students learn marine ecology and nautical navigation

Monterey County’s home kitchen program opens new opportunities

Do art. Be kind.

A young Salinas resident recounts her journey through the mental health system

California lawmakers may limit childhood sex abuse survivors’ ability to sue

King City boy wants to become the future of music in Monterey County

Salinas officials are poised to cross the church-state divide

The Souls of Potter’s Field

Here’s what the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ means for the Central Coast

BREAKING: Monterey County jail gets big money for helping ICE find targets

Pedacitos: Stories in the path of healing

In defense of immigrants

Celebrating the end to an injustice

Students talk about security in social media and how it might be improved

‘Patients will suffer. Patients will die.’ Why California’s rural hospitals are flatlining.

A fight for justice

Sacred Rage & Rhymes

State watchdog to investigate why Monterey County ignored transparency rules and paid for slander defense

Building bridges, not walls

Travels with Corbett | Episode 2 of ELDERS

New Salinas City Council takes aim at recently approved Rental Stabilization Ordinance